Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Horton Oliphant wrote:

> > When I used to ride bicycles all the time we said that severely bent

rims were "potato chipped".

> Alan Henderson A13 Iowa > > aphampton628 wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "CA Stu" wrote: > >> 17" rim is tacoed. > >>

Is this the beginning of an immigration thread? da Vermonster - who uses simpler terms like, "That rim is f%$^ed up."

On 12/8/08 5:36 PM, "Bryan Burke" wrote:

> > > > A while ago I was doing the valve clearance check and sure enough, > they were out. I ordered the shims and made the adjustment, then > buttoned it back up. Since I had already done the clearance check a > couple of times before, I was pretty comfortable with it all. > > Then the bike wouldn't start. Cranked, but wouldn't ignite. After > trying everything I could think of, I took it to a shop and it > didn't take them long to pinpoint the problem. > > While I was tightening up the mount that hangs off the frame above > the valve cover, I squashed one of those wires you need to pull out > of the way while moving the cover off and then back on. It was > crushed against the frame, and the exposed wire apparently shorted a > circuit and toasted my stator, which now needs to be replaced. >

List veterans might recall that for years some have been advising new owners that a valve adjustment is easy, a piece of cake. I remember one guy who timed himself and told us how quickly the job can be done. Yeah it s not the same challenge as writing a great novel or starting a successful business......but, as Bryan can testify, there are little things that can go wrong. These mishaps can have serious consequences. I recall one Kawi owner-a catholic priest, non-the-less-who misaligned the little guide for a cam cap. I won t go into the details but....goodbye cylinder head. That same thing almost happened during a tech session here in Colorado. Luckily, we caught the guy while he was tightening the cap. Since I can be a space cadet mechanic, as anyone who has watched me work will testify, I try to keep my concentration and work slowly while performing this task. Good luck with the stator problem, Bryan. Bogdan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]